Amanda Pelser… Ramblings of a Communications Director …

Anne Jackson’s book Mad Church Disease was a life saver for me earlier this year!  She’s passionate about seeing church leaders taking care of themselves and putting God before ministry.

Does working in this church interfere with your communion with Christ?
Is anything else interfering with your relationship with Christ?
Jesus says, “Apart from me you can do [...]

Building a great team depends on the following things:

You – Some people just won’t like you and don’t want to work with you.  It is important to build your team with people that you get along with and can work well with.
What you’re doing – People on your team have to be on board with [...]

The was my absolute favorite video from The Nines.  Sorry to all the other speakers…  There were lots of great videos and I plan to continue to post and share my thoughts on those, but this one won the prize for me.  It hit on a couple of my personal passions: learning/research and equipping people.
Here’s [...]

This was one of my favorite videos from The Nines.
GEAR: Guardrails | Expectations | Accountability | Review
Shawn Wood says that these 4 things are important when working with creatives.  I’m not a “creative”, in my opinion, but I think that these are smart, effective ways to manage anyone.  These are the things that I need [...]

9.09.09 | Leadership Network | The Nines

This was an incredibly creative idea from Leadership Network.  At Soutbrook, we set up a projector in the conference room and staff were in and out throughout the day.  I personally spent most of the day watching and working from that room.  Then I rushed home to watch more [...]